The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-06

The completion Of this hismagnificent
block is only another evidence Of the
unbOunded confidence Salinas busi-
ness men have in her future. They
are not afraid to invest their money
in Salina, for they are thoroughly
eonversant with the resources at our
command, and know just what they
are doing. The older the firm Is. the
more YOU can bank on their faith, /
and il is this feeling as much -
anything that is constantly pushing
Salina to the front.
Tlis firm has done business here
for the last nine years, but last sum
mer they purchased lot Nm. IOl. I1x
l2O feet. right in the heart of Santa |
Fe avenue. between Ash and Iron,
for ~, 80. They began the erection
oT building jOxl05 feet, soon after,
I'll a cost Of $I5, ,OO, especially adapted |
To their business i'm every detail. |
ami ~ il now stands there com plet-
ed, ready for inspection, It's the ex-
elalnation Of all, that IL is one of the
finest arranged store rooms IN the
state. The entire front is Of heavy
plate glass, with box windows also
Of glass, which at night are illu-
minated with p glass jets, arranged
~ fuOtlights, that will give the front
an attractive appearance from the
avenue.
The north side Of the room, 25xl0j
feet, will be devoted exclusively Ia
dry goods, and the shelves are now
laden with one Of their finest select
ed stocks in this line. This depart
Inent il under the direct supervision
fthe Rothschid Bros, assisted hy Mr..
Lawson, who will have charge or the
windows, and Misses Sophia Brown,
Anna Manderbach, and Max Sliefel.
They have always had the repuia-
tiOn Of carrying a well selected stock,
/ but now they have increased their
business to such proportions, that
their dry goods department will he
equal to any retail establishment in
the west, and the reputation that has
been given them by the public dur
ing the last nine years, for honest
treatment will still linger with them.
The south side of this beautiful
| room will be devoted to the clothing
and gents furnishing department,
occupying 35xS5 feet of space. where
Mr.. Frank ROthschild and =. q.
| Manderhach can be found i'm charge.
Frank, although not a member OT
the firm, has been with them i'm the
past considerably, and is thorough
Salina man, never talking anything
else but Salina, unless he is selling
q suit Of clothes. He will remain
with them for some time at least,
and calls Salina his home.
There Is a corner i'm the rear, sepa-
rated from the clothing department.
about 25x3O feet, that will be used
for the grocery stock, always the
best, under the direction Of Ambrose
Beebe and $. Stiefel.
Down through the center Of this
beautiful room are several iron pill
lars, and n row Of double shelving,
reaching half way TO the ceiling, ar
ranged so as TO he. used on either
side. Immediately over this shelv-
ing are hung two electric lights, a at
At night send out their bright rays
into the most remote corner of this
mammoth establishment, and with
the aid Of forty gas jets suspended
from the ceiling on either side. night
il turned into day. and the appear
ance from the street IL brilliant
one.
In erecting this fine business block,
the owners gave special attention To
the question Of light. and they have
succeeded admirably. Besides the
double glass frOat, there are two inn
mense sky-lights, one over esch
room, lsx24 feet, located about in
the centre Of the building that make
il one Of the finest lighted rooms in
the state.
Upstairs they have a room jOXS5
feet, where they keep there trunks,
blankets, and duplicate stock. There
is q fine cellar under the entire build
ing that IL also filled up with sup
plies. Two large furnaces were put
in by Briggs 4 Gebhardt that will
heat the entire building. The shelly
ing and inside wood work was all
put in by Rutledge Bros, and to
those who think they can do better
by sending away for their work, we
advise them 10 take a look at the in
side Of this well finished store, and
pass judgment. The plumbing and
gas fitting was done by Mr.. Burrows,
and is a splendid job. The waste
water is conducted 10 a sink in the
rear Of the lot by sewerage pipes,
and water can be had I'm almost any
part Of the store. The cashiers desk
is situated on a platform, in the cen
ter Of the room, about twO-thirds Of
the way back, at the foot Of the stair
casing leading upstairs.
+. and :. ROthschild, constitute
the firm Of ROthschild Bros. They
came here from Peru, Ind, in 1873,
and bought out the stock Of LitOWich
4 Whitman, corner Of santa Fe and
Iron, where they done business for
four years. They then moved
into the Lay building. where they
have been for four years They
started out ON very small scale. but
have been gradually increasing their
stock until now they have $4,000 in
vested IN their business, aud are one
Of Salinas solid films. Every bill l.
discounted ~ il comes in, and the
customer gets the benefit Of 1t. This
Is pretty fair showing for a couple
Of boys who landed in the United
States not over dozen years ago,
with hardly a cent to start in with.
In Upton, Ind, NANNY" started
to clerk in a clothing store at 4s per
month, while Sam kept the books
for the woOlen mills, at Peru, Ind.